20/03/2016
Brew 19 - Ris-ky business - RIS attempt
Malt & Sugar:
2kg very dark dme
2kg medium dme
500g wme
250g dark candi sugar
Grains:
250g choc
250g carafa special III
250g roasted barley
500g dark crystal
steeping in 2litres chase spring water
strike temp 76.8 - mash/steep temp 65
rinsed with 2 litres water at 50 degrees
added 4 litres to boil
and 4kg dme and candi sugar boiled for 15 min
50g mandarina bavaria in 1 litre of water separate 15 min boil
all pitched into fv and final 500g WME stirred in.
topped up to 22 litres(determined to end up with 20 litres of beer) = 60 x 33cl bottles!
Mj belgian ale yeast rehydrated in 150ml 30deg water
pitched at 29 degrees - fermenting at 22
og =1090.
fg = 1011
abv 10.37%
tastes very drinkable out of the sample jar, rich chocolate hints with dark fruits and sherry hints. Super now!
fabulous level of sweetness - not sickly, balanced with a light bitterness. superb.
what a fantastic dessert beer :-)
primed with 150g sugar
got my 20 litres bottled :party: 54 bottles of it in 330 & 500 ml sizes. (didn't have enough 330's ah well will have to go carefully with the 500's :whistle:
Brew 19 - Ris-ky business - RIS attempt
Malt & Sugar:
2kg very dark dme
2kg medium dme
500g wme
250g dark candi sugar
Grains:
250g choc
250g carafa special III
250g roasted barley
500g dark crystal
steeping in 2litres chase spring water
strike temp 76.8 - mash/steep temp 65
rinsed with 2 litres water at 50 degrees
added 4 litres to boil
and 4kg dme and candi sugar boiled for 15 min
50g mandarina bavaria in 1 litre of water separate 15 min boil
all pitched into fv and final 500g WME stirred in.
topped up to 22 litres(determined to end up with 20 litres of beer) = 60 x 33cl bottles!
Mj belgian ale yeast rehydrated in 150ml 30deg water
pitched at 29 degrees - fermenting at 22
og =1090.
fg = 1011
abv 10.37%
tastes very drinkable out of the sample jar, rich chocolate hints with dark fruits and sherry hints. Super now!
fabulous level of sweetness - not sickly, balanced with a light bitterness. superb.
what a fantastic dessert beer :-)
primed with 150g sugar
got my 20 litres bottled :party: 54 bottles of it in 330 & 500 ml sizes. (didn't have enough 330's ah well will have to go carefully with the 500's :whistle: